– Alison is in perfect condition, Alison dos Santos’ agent Valentina Fedjusjina told news. This is also new for Karsten Warholm. RECORD MEN: news meets Warholm at a press conference before the Bislett Games. There he posed together with the world record holder for 400 metres, Wayde van Niekerk and his son Chesney. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB – It’s exciting. It will be exciting to see. He has been out for a long time with a rather serious injury. Then we get to test ourselves against each other already before the WC. We look forward to that, he says to news. Follow Warholm and the other stars from Bislett Games on news 1 Thursday evening from 18. The desire for revenge explodes the scale The last time Warholm heard anything about the rival was in February. Then the Brazilian had just seriously injured himself in training. Dos Santos tore his meniscus and was forced to the operating table. The immediate reports from Brazil suggested that the season was over for the reigning world champions. FAST: Alison dos Santos. Photo: AP But now everything seems to be in perfect order. Dos Santos is the third fastest of all time in the 400 meter hurdles with 46.29 seconds, a time set in the WC final last year. Brassen, who is four years younger than Warholm, has shown enormous progress over the distance in recent seasons, and previously reported that he is also chasing the Norwegian’s world record over the distance. – He has the WC title. In a way, I will chase him a bit. It will be nice to have him back. It is important that all the best are at the start when the World Cup starts, says Warholm, who himself just reached the World Cup after a serious injury last year. – That’s what I tried when I was out. It will be exciting, he says, knowing full well that the WC final did not go as he had dreamed. – On a scale from 1-10, where do you want revenge in the WC when you might meet him again? – There are 10, of course, says the Norwegian star. Makes the expert wonder According to Fedjujina, it is not long until Dos Santos is on the starting line again. They have chosen a couple of races in the USA at the end of this month, but then the trip goes to Europe and the Diamond League circus. EXPERT: Christina Vukicevic Demidov Photo: NTB The agent confirms that the 23-year-old has plans to compete in Monaco on 21 July. news’s athletics expert Christian Vukicevic Demidov describes it as fantastic news for the 400 meter hurdles. But a couple of questions pop into her head. – The question is how good a shape he is in. He had a serious injury and he has been without specific and hard training for quite a few months. Something you need in the 400 meter hurdles. It was good news for the practice, but I am excited to see if he will be able to challenge Karsten at some point, says Vukicevic Demidov. That is why she is looking forward to dos Santos finally returning to the Diamond League circus in July. – Then we will get answers to all the questions I have. If he runs well, it could be a very, very exciting WC, says news’s expert.
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